Yellow Dam crosses Gategill beck above Threlkeld village, close to the hunting kennels. It is privately owned and was created to provide a water supply and power for mining activities in the 1880's. It consists of a wall and a culvert (underground watercourse) with mining spoil placed on top to create a dam across the beck.

As noted in last month’s Beneath Blencathra, Eden District Council is providing a Garden Waste Skip for the village. The parish council is responsible for it as well as being liable for any costs associated with the disposal of the WHOLE skip if there is any contaminated waste (e.g. anything that isn’t garden waste).

Electricity North West Ltd has, on safety grounds, introduced a policy whereby all third party equipment attached to their poles such as footway lighting, be progressively removed. In Threlkeld the footway lighting is provided and maintained by Eden District Council and this decision has prompted EDC to review its policy with regard to footway lighting. EDC is now consulting with Parish Councils about the new policy it has adopted.

Although we have some people who do good work for our village, I believe we need more help so we can expand the range of duties we can tackle. This would be a ‘hands on’ group & not controlled by the Parish Council.

In the run up to Christmas Trading Standards have been made aware of a chain e-mail currently being circulated on the Internet concerning an alleged postal scam. The e-mail advises of a scam whereby a card is posted through your letter box from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service). They claim that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you should now contact them on 0906 661 1911 to secure delivery.